the metering mode doesn't make a special difference. if you want white snow with some highlight detail, you need to expose around 1.5 to 2 stops more than the meter says because it doesn't know you are photographing snow.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Metering the istD in the snow > I found out the hard way over the weekend that the istD's evaluative > metering doesn't work in the snow. While I was out, I switched to manual and > got the right settings through trial and error. Thank goodness for the LCD > screen! > > So which is better on the istD in the snow, center weighted or spot > metering? Or should I just learn to eyeball it?
